The Power of Now Webinar on Clout! Sarts Tonight!!!
Tonight on Clout! we begin a special, 10 week webinar based around the teachings of Eckhart Tolle's first book, The Power of Now. Perhaps you enjoyed Oprah's recent series on Tolle's later work, A New Earth. Or maybe you missed it, and want to know what all the rage is. Listen tonight COMMERICAL FREE!!! on airamerica.com when the progressive political and spiritual communities unite. And tune in Monday nights in May and beyond as we discuss this ground breaking, life changing book with authors, experts and you, the listener.
Clout! listeners can purchase the Power of Now at a special discount price from the New World Library's online store. When prompted, enter the discount code "Air America" to receive 25% off of your entire purchase! Order your copy today, and follow along with us commerical free!!! every Monday from 9-11 PM eastern on the air america webstream.
Next week - Chapter Two.
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- May 12, 2008
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cannot hear anything but you and deirdre. and yes the swear words. no eckhart. i'll probably sign off in a minute
thanks
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By canarysamMay 12, 2008 - 9:22pmTesting my gag response!
I commented in the previous Tolle thread on what this all sounds like to me ...
Richard begged me to just listen for a few minutes ... and I'd become enchanted by the voice of the master as he and millions of others have. Since Richard responded personally to my comment, I thought I owed him at least to give it a listen.
Seriously guys - tone the worshipful language down, because you really sound like cult dupes.
I'm not anti-spiritual or an atheist. I understand what it's like - when I first "found Jesus" as a young teenager, I was the same way. I had to share my new findings with the whole world! I probably sounded even dopier than you guys are sounding right now! I also learned how easy it was to drive people away by sounding like some kind of brainwashed fool.
You haven't lost me as a listener, but I'll surely be tuning out for these Tolle nights.
I hope you're right - I hope pitching-in with something as mainstream as Oprah's cosmic Tolle debris brings more listeners to Air America in general. But, I hope the blissed-out tone of all this stuff doesn't alienate people from the important discussions you are carrying out about 9/11 Truth and other topics.
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By urania235May 12, 2008 - 9:48pmustream
click on the pop-up window to see the stream at ustream. it worked for me anyway...
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By jezebelMay 12, 2008 - 9:49pmI am glad that you and
I am glad that you and others are putting consciousness-raising shows on the air. I first read The Power of Now about 8 years ago. I found it helpful to read Eckhart Tolle describing his experience of enlightenment after a profound period of suicidal thought and intent. I am a psychiatrist and understood how his intense depression had assisted with stripping Mr. Tolle of his ego to a point where he was ripe for an opening to experience his enlightenment as an acute event. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately...chuckle), we do not all have such an acute ego stripping and so many have a much more prolonged stage-wise enlightenment route.
I have spent the last 6 years attempting to teach people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression techniques to assist them in their enlightenment process when they are ready for change in their lives. It is part of my purpose to assist others with understanding who they truly are. Thanks for your contribution to raising consciousness. :-)
Tracy Latz, M.D.,M.S.
www.12keystoshift.com
12keystoshift.blogspot.com
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By DocTracyMay 12, 2008 - 10:35pmConsciousness raising?! Oh, puhleeze!
I'm a Buddhist, not an Ekhart Tollean, and I think it's extremely rude to force meditation instruction on people. I never liked this show much to begin with; now it's unlistenable.
Bye-bye. I'm headed for TRMS podcast-land.
--
Dave
Support Peace
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By dschermMay 12, 2008 - 10:41pmGreat start, Richard
Thanks for trying to connect AAR listeners and others to their spiritual side.
I do think we are reaching the critical mass. (Thank God -- by whatever name you choose to call the Cosmic One/Source/Creator.)
It does work out. Trust. And keep trying. We do that -- right? Of course. Godspeed and goodnight.
Peace Hugs,
Kate Anne
~~
"The God of Peace is never glorified
by human violence." -- Thomas Merton
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By KateAnneMay 12, 2008 - 11:09pmI vote yes
I couldn't find the poll, so I'll just put my 2 cents here.
I am a longtime Clout listener, and I'm intrigued by Richard's enthusiasm for Tolle. So far I'm not getting anything really more out of Tolle than I did from the great spiritual teachings of Yoda (fear leads to anger which leads to hate which is the path to the dark side, etc.). However, I am in favor of the experiment and I think it's totally relevant to Clout, given that we are advised (by Gandhi?) to be the change we want to see. It's not working - am I doing it wrong?? I'll keep listening, just in case.
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By minecritterMay 12, 2008 - 11:09pmGet Enlightened!
Okay, since we're exploiting this blog to promote our psychiatric practices, let me join in:
I help people raise their consciousness every day. I am a 2nd generation tattooist and body piercer. The experience of pain is one we all relate to; In many ways, it brings us all onto the same level - I work on folks in every social and economic strata, on all sides of the law, on atheists and religious folks alike - and everybody reacts pretty much the same way.
Getting tattooed or pierced can be enlightening - Pain is a life-affirming experience, as dead people don't hurt. You'd be astounded at how people open up and share the most personal stories with me while I'm working on them - it's kind of like being a bartender or a counselor. I've had people hug me afterwards and thank me for helping them commemorate a lost loved one or to gain closure to a failed relationship by simply covering a name. I've had people burst into tears and sobbing so deep, it had to be more than just the discomfort of the procedure. I've worked on people who were cutters / self-mutilators who were able to shift their self-injurious behavior over into a more artistic activity. I've even had people confide that the experience brought them to orgasm (!) much to my bewilderment.
Difference is, instead of pretending to be some prophet, guru, psychiatrist or spiritual leader, my only claim is to being a PERFORATOR OF FLESH.
Roscoe at Johnson Tattoo
Check out some of my work at:
http://www.myspace.com/johnsontattoo
or http://www.johnsontat.com
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By urania235May 12, 2008 - 11:36pmEveryone not ready
I think this is a wonderful idea what Clout is doing, but everyone as I can tell by the comments aren't ready for it. The ego is a very difficult thing to confront and correct. This type of teaching, although not new, is very difficult for people to accept and understand. And people fear what they don't understand. They downright reject the truth! Although I missed the ustream, and only heard a small portion of it on the radio on my workbreak at 3am, I get the jest of what Clout is trying to do.
You can only reach those who are ready. The advice that is in Matthew 7:6., is to be heeded. I'd also advise caution.
Having read Tolle's books I understand the excitement, I wanted to share with everyone. My daughter who is a brilliant young woman, did not understand the book. All are not ready.
Having said that, I look forward to this very rewarding experience.
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By sassysisMay 13, 2008 - 1:43pmBig turn off
It's this kind of nonsense that gives us on the left a reputation for being flaky. Please, Richard isn't it bad enough Oprah gives these clowns time on her show?
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By RoannieMay 13, 2008 - 3:48pmInsulting "Not Ready" Language
This "not ready for it" language I've heard used by both Richard and the above poster is pretty insulting. It implies that those who "get it" are somehow more evolved than anybody too primitive to embrace it in all its new-agey glory.
Personally, I was "ready for it" as a teenager, and I accepted Christ as my savior. My path has taken me to explore other spiritual options over the course of a decade or so, and ultimately I returned to my original faith stronger than ever. I still struggle with it at times and I don't expect that this way will necessarily be the right one for others. Friends of mine were "ready for it" and embarked on pagan, agnostic, Muslim, Buddhist or atheist paths that give them peace and meaning. Good for them!
Likewise, good for you folks who have found peace through the writings of Tolle! But when you start putting others down for not connecting in the same way, you can snort my shorts.
- Gary Roscoe Johnson
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By urania235May 13, 2008 - 7:11pm"Ready" - Response to Gary
Gary, you raise an important point. Let me define what I, at least, mean by "ready."
1. I totally appreciate your dedication to your spiritual path and personally do not distinguish between any path. The words of Jesus, or Buddha or Mohammed or any spiritual teacher who is plugged into the deeper truths of our existance are valuable. The interpretations many times are not.
2. Sounds to me that you are not only "ready" to go deeper in these realms, but that you already have. Long ago.
3. All I care about is that people be connected to that part of who we are that a) values peace above war, b) is committed to helping others and the planet, c) is focused on developing the spiritual qualities of unconditional love, compassion, joy, the unending evolution of one's own soul and all life.
4. It is for these reasons that I am a Democrat and work, every day, to bring those values to fruition in our country and our world.
5. If Eckhart Tolle or Reverend Wright or even Pastor Hagee can help someone evolve, than I am all for it. My personal experience is that there are some teachers who are blinded by ego more than others and are less "clear" however.
6. "Ready" means a focus on the multi-dimensional aspects of being a human being as opposed to just the superficial ones, regardless of where that readiness takes them.
Richard
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By RichardGreeneMay 14, 2008 - 9:30amrecording of video on ustream?
I am listening to the podcast now, and would like to see the video. The only video clip at www.ustream.tv/clout is from Wednesday. Was the video stream not recorded Monday?
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By 0xMay 17, 2008 - 11:12am